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3 de ene. de 2013 · Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the changing world of poverty. You go to sleep, you dream, you become poor through the ages. And when you awake, what can you say...
28 de nov. de 2012 · From hunter-gatherers to the modern-day underclass, this animated look at poverty through the ages was a miracle of clarity and compassion, writes Lucy Mangan
In this documentary packed with animation, various historians and economists discuss key moments in our history that explain something fundamental about poverty and wealth.
What can we learn from generations of failed efforts? Using a combination of animation, archival material, live action, anecdote, and humor, Poor Us looks at mankind’s periodic efforts to alleviate poverty with the hope that we will get a better sense of how to move forward.
28 de nov. de 2012 · “Poor Us” is a global overview of the history of the poor people, from 10,000BC to today’s era of globalisation. Animation, interviews, motion graphics and archive are combined in this innovative, mould-breaking documentary which imagines the history of poverty as a never-ending dream – nightmare.
20 de nov. de 2012 · Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty: Directed by Ben Lewis. With Shaun Parkes, Emmanuel Akyeampong, Joseph Stiglitz, Esther Duflo. An animated documentary that takes a look at humanity's efforts to alleviate poverty.
The programme explores the nature of poverty and possible causes at various points in global history. Narrated by Shaun Parkes, it uses animation in combination with expert voices, archive film and modern footage to tell the history of poverty around the world.
